High speed connector

Abstract

A high speed connector includes a metal casing, a plastic casing, and a terminal assembly; the metal casing including a main wall, a side wall, and a combination position; the plastic casing including a front connection portion, an engagement member, a protrusion, and a terminal engagement slot; the main wall including an engagement bore; the side wall disposed on the main wall; the combination portion formed between the main wall and the side wall; the front connection portion and the terminal engagement slot disposed in and on a lateral side of the cover body; the engagement member laterally disposed on the front connection portion; the protrusion disposed on the cover body; when the metal casing being engaged with the plastic casing, the protrusion being engaged in the engagement bore, and the protrusion being engaged in the combination position.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A connector, comprising:
 a metal casing comprising
 a main wall comprising an engagement bore, 
 a side wall on a side of the main wall, and 
 a combination position adjacent a junction of the main wall and the side wall; 
 
 a plastic casing comprising
 a cover body comprising a protrusion adjacent an insertion end of a junction of the cover body and a terminal engagement slot on a lateral side of the cover body, and 
 a front connection portion disposed in the cover body and connected to the cover body, the front connection portion comprising an engagement member on a lateral side of the front connection portion; and 
 
 a terminal assembly disposed in the front connection portion, wherein:
 the metal casing engages an outer side of the plastic casing, the engagement member engages the engagement bore, and the protrusion engages the combination position. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the terminal assembly comprises an upper terminal assembly comprising a bolt strip on a lateral side of the upper terminal assembly, the bolt strip comprising a bolt body; and 
 the bolt body is fitted in the terminal engagement slot. 
 
     
     
       3. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the side wall comprises a foot on one side of the side wall and configured to connect with a PCB; and 
 the foot comprises a straight plate or a curved body. 
 
     
     
       4. The connector of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the terminal assembly comprises an upper terminal assembly comprising an engagement stud and a lower terminal assembly comprising an engagement slot; and 
 the upper terminal assembly and the lower terminal assembly engage each other through the engagement stud and the engagement slot. 
 
     
     
       5. A connector, comprising:
 an insulative housing comprising
 a body and a front portion connected to each other, 
 the body comprising a lateral side, a transitional side extending perpendicular to the lateral side, and a protrusion comprising a portion extending from the lateral side and a portion extending from the transitional side; 
 
 a terminal assembly comprising a plurality of metal pins and fixed in the insulative housing; 
 
       and
 a metal shell comprising
 a main wall and a side wall extending from a side of the main wall, and 
 an opening extending from the main wall to the side wall, wherein 
 
 the protrusion of the insulative housing engages the opening of the metal shell, such that the metal shell is restrained from moving upward, downward, leftward or rightward relative to the insulative housing. 
 
     
     
       6. The connector of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the main wall of the metal shell comprises an opening, 
 the front portion of the insulative housing comprises a lateral side comprising a member, and 
 the member of the front portion of the insulative housing engages the opening of the main wall of the metal shell. 
 
     
     
       7. The connector of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the transitional side of the body of the insulative housing is a first transitional side, 
 the protrusion of the body of the insulative housing is a first protrusion comprising the portion extending from the lateral side and the portion extending from the first transitional side, 
 the body of the insulative housing comprises a second transitional side extending perpendicular to the lateral side, the first transitional side and the second transitional side are on opposite sides of the lateral side, and 
 the body of the insulative housing comprises a second protrusion comprising a portion extending from the lateral side and a portion extending from the second transitional side. 
 
     
     
       8. The connector of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the side wall of the metal shell is a first side wall, 
 the opening of the metal shell is a first opening extending from the main wall to the first side wall, 
 the metal shell comprises a second side wall extending from a side of the main wall that is opposite to the side the first side wall extends, 
 the metal shell comprises a second opening extending from the main wall to the second side wall, and 
 the second protrusion of the insulative housing engages the second opening of the metal shell. 
 
     
     
       9. The connector of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the portion of the protrusion extending from the lateral side and the portion of the protrusion extending from the transitional side are connected. 
 
     
     
       10. The connector of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the portion of the second protrusion extending from the lateral side and the portion of the second protrusion extending from the second transitional side are connected. 
 
     
     
       11. The connector of  claim 5 , wherein
 the lateral side of the body of the insulative housing comprises a pair of slots, 
 the terminal assembly comprises a bolt strip holding the plurality of metal pins, the bolt strip comprising a pair of bolt bodies, and 
 the pair of bolt bodies of the terminal assembly are fitted in the pair of slots of the insulative housing. 
 
     
     
       12. The connector of  claim 8 , wherein
 the lateral side of the body of the insulative housing comprises a pair of slots, 
 the terminal assembly comprises a bolt strip holding the plurality of metal pins, the bolt strip comprising a pair of bolt bodies, and 
 the pair of bolt bodies of the terminal assembly are fitted in the pair of slots of the insulative housing, respectively. 
 
     
     
       13. A connector, comprising:
 an insulative housing comprising
 a body and a front portion connected to each other, 
 the body comprising a lateral side, a transitional side extending perpendicular to the lateral side, the lateral side comprising a slot, and a protrusion extending from the lateral side and the transitional side; 
 
 a metal shell fixed to the insulative housing, the metal shell comprising a main wall, a side wall, and an opening extending from the main wall to the side wall; and 
 a terminal assembly comprising
 a plurality of metal pins, and 
 a bolt strip holding the plurality of metal pins, the bolt strip comprising a bolt body, 
 
 wherein
 the bolt body of the terminal assembly is fitted in the slot of the insulative housing, 
 
 and
 the protrusion of the insulative housing engages the opening of the metal shell. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The connector of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the bolt body of the bolt strip of the terminal assembly is deformable. 
 
     
     
       15. The connector of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the plurality of metal pins of the terminal assembly is a first plurality of metal pins, 
 the bolt strip holding the first plurality of metal pins is a first bolt strip, the first bolt strip comprises the bolt body fitted in the slot of the insulative housing, and 
 the terminal assembly comprises a second plurality of metal pins held by a second bolt strip. 
 
     
     
       16. The connector of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first bolt strip comprises a plurality of slots, 
 the second bolt strip comprises a plurality of studs, and 
 the studs of the second bolt strip engage the slots of the first bolt strip. 
 
     
     
       17. The connector of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the slot of the lateral side of the body of the insulative housing is a pair of slots, 
 the bolt body of the bolt strip of the terminal assembly is a pair of bolt bodies, and 
 the pair of bolt bodies are fitted in the pair of slots, respectively. 
 
     
     
       18. The connector of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the pair of bolt bodies of the bolt strip of the terminal assembly are deformable. 
 
     
     
       19. The connector of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the protrusion of the body of the insulative housing is a pair of protrusions, each extending from the lateral side and one of two transitional sides of the body of the insulative housing, 
 the opening of the metal shell is a pair of openings, each extending from the main wall to one of two side walls of the metal shell, and 
 the pair of protrusions of the insulative housing engage the pair of openings of the metal shell. 
 
     
     
       20. The connector of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the main wall of the metal shell comprises a pair of openings, 
 the front portion of the insulative housing comprises a lateral side comprising a pair of members, and 
 the pair of members of the front portion of the insulative housing engages the pair of openings of the main wall of the metal shell.